Commentary
The European Union is planning a rare-earth element stockpile, mining, and refinement strategy. The plan is to use import substitution to counter China’s rare-earth export controls on seven rare-earth elements imposed in April.
A member of the People’s Armed Police stands guard in front of the flag of the European Union at the European Delegation before a press conference by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Beijing on April 6, 2023. Kevin Frayer/Getty Images
Anders Corr
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Anders Corr has a bachelor’s/master’s in political science from Yale University (2001) and a doctorate in government from Harvard University (2008). He is a principal at Corr Analytics Inc. and publisher of the Journal of Political Risk, and has conducted extensive research in North America, Europe, and Asia. His latest books are “The Concentration of Power: Institutionalization, Hierarchy, and Hegemony” (2021) and “Great Powers, Grand Strategies: the New Game in the South China Sea” (2018).
